The herb garden

"Cindy Fuller" <[email hidden]> wrote

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A couple of years ago, I decided to plant some herbs in the yard. It
started off as a money-saving proposition, but has since mushroomed.
Now I plant mostly herbs, along with a tomato plant or two. I'd love to
have more vegetables, but we have a small area with adequate sun for a
garden. Here is the report so far this year:

I never thought I'd say this when I first planted the stuff, but we are
drowning in parsley. Maybe this is an Italian parsley-kudzu cross.

Huh. I haven't had much luck with parsley, myself. I sure never get
bunches like what you can buy at the store.

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The
rosemary plant that was here when we moved in is threatening to take
over the front yard.

You can cut that back. I get die back every year because of the
winters. Usually it only lasts a few years and I have to replace it
after a hard winter, though that hasn't been a problem lately. My
rosemary bush got blue flowers for the first time last year. I had no idea
they did that before I went to Las Vegas last year and, at a
Marriott resort, they had hedges of rosemary! Neatly trimmed,
like you'd see boxwood or whatever. Beautiful.

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The mint is perking up. The oregano and chives
are going berserk.

My oregano did nothing last year, but this year it came back
and is getting big.

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The thyme's getting a little raggedy. Yesterday I
put basil seedlings into the ground and planted some cilantro into the
pot that held some bulbs earlier this spring. I also have pots of
tarragon and sage. We don't use them much--yet. Give me time, though.
The strip between the retaining wall and the sidewalk has a new lavender
plant, along with the ones I bought in Sequim last summer. The lavender
is my one concession to aesthetics, along with the bulbs I planted last
year. I'm hoping the lavender plants squeeze out the dandelions
eventually.

It's so pretty, even after it blooms. Me, I don't consider it an herb as
I don't care to eat it.

I'm glad you're enjoying your herbs.

nancy

Cindy Fuller said:

A couple of years ago, I decided to plant some herbs in the yard. It
started off as a money-saving proposition, but has since mushroomed.
Now I plant mostly herbs, along with a tomato plant or two. I'd love to
have more vegetables, but we have a small area with adequate sun for a
garden. Here is the report so far this year:

I never thought I'd say this when I first planted the stuff, but we are
drowning in parsley. Maybe this is an Italian parsley-kudzu cross. The
rosemary plant that was here when we moved in is threatening to take
over the front yard. The mint is perking up. The oregano and chives
are going berserk. The thyme's getting a little raggedy. Yesterday I
put basil seedlings into the ground and planted some cilantro into the
pot that held some bulbs earlier this spring. I also have pots of
tarragon and sage. We don't use them much--yet. Give me time, though.
The strip between the retaining wall and the sidewalk has a new lavender
plant, along with the ones I bought in Sequim last summer. The lavender
is my one concession to aesthetics, along with the bulbs I planted last
year. I'm hoping the lavender plants squeeze out the dandelions
eventually.

Cindy

Give the mint a little more time and it will eat the parsley,
rosemary, oregano, chives, and any surrounding Asian jasmine, Boston
ivy, and kudzu. Seriously, keep the mint in check. I bought a single
sprig of "cholocate mint" and planted it, and it was nice, but it ate
my cherry tomato plants then spread into my bermuda. Cilantro IMO is a
waste of time. The leaves mature, then an hour later the stuff
produces its flowers and dies. You literally get one meal out of it
before the rest wilts and dries out. I quit messing with it and just
buy it at the store. I assume you mean sweet basil. I fill my freezer
with pesto in the summer and we eat it all year round. If you like
Thai curries, or even if you don't, try some Thai basil. It's not the
same as sweet basil and it's a must for curries, and goes nicely in
salads. You can't have enough thyme and oregano. I dry my sage for
Thanksgiving dressing. Store it in a dark place. Store bought sage
can't touch it. Of course, you know the young dandelion greens are
good in salads. They are somewhat bitter, so a little goes a long way.
I hadn't though about growing lavendar, but doesn't it have a soapy
taste?

Raymond

"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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My oregano did nothing last year, but this year it came back
and is getting big.

2nd year for the plant? Or, is it older?

"Cindy Fuller" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

A couple of years ago, I decided to plant some herbs in the yard. It
started off as a money-saving proposition, but has since mushroomed.
Now I plant mostly herbs, along with a tomato plant or two. I'd love to
have more vegetables, but we have a small area with adequate sun for a
garden. Here is the report so far this year:

I never thought I'd say this when I first planted the stuff, but we are
drowning in parsley. Maybe this is an Italian parsley-kudzu cross. The
rosemary plant that was here when we moved in is threatening to take
over the front yard. The mint is perking up. The oregano and chives
are going berserk. The thyme's getting a little raggedy. Yesterday I
put basil seedlings into the ground and planted some cilantro into the
pot that held some bulbs earlier this spring. I also have pots of
tarragon and sage. We don't use them much--yet. Give me time, though.
The strip between the retaining wall and the sidewalk has a new lavender
plant, along with the ones I bought in Sequim last summer. The lavender
is my one concession to aesthetics, along with the bulbs I planted last
year. I'm hoping the lavender plants squeeze out the dandelions
eventually.

Cindy

--
C.J. Fuller

I know you said you have limited space, but if there's any way you can
squeeze in a broccoli plant or eight so they mature in October, even
November, you'll be delighted. What a taste, when they finish in chilly
weather.

"JoeSpareBedroom" <[email hidden]> wrote

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"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote

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My oregano did nothing last year, but this year it came back
and is getting big.

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2nd year for the plant? Or, is it older?

I planted it last year, it was a dud, but it came back this year,
from the roots I think.

Earlier this year someone said oregano was invasive, I figured
Lucky it didn't do well. Then it popped up. I'll have to keep an
eye on it.

nancy

Nancy wrote on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:32:01 -0400:

??>> "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote

??>>> My oregano did nothing last year, but this year it came
??>>> back and is getting big.

??>> 2nd year for the plant? Or, is it older?

NY> I planted it last year, it was a dud, but it came back this
NY> year, from the roots I think.

NY> Earlier this year someone said oregano was invasive, I
NY> figured Lucky it didn't do well. Then it popped up. I'll
NY> have to keep an eye on it.

In my yard, self-sown oregano is holding its own against ivy!

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

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"JoeSpareBedroom" <[email hidden]> wrote

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"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote

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My oregano did nothing last year, but this year it came back
and is getting big.

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2nd year for the plant? Or, is it older?

I planted it last year, it was a dud, but it came back this year,
from the roots I think.

Earlier this year someone said oregano was invasive, I figured
Lucky it didn't do well. Then it popped up. I'll have to keep an
eye on it.

nancy

It spreads, but it's VERY easy to pull out. In my previous house, 10 years
after planting, it was never a real problem.

Nancy Young said:

"JoeSpareBedroom" <[email hidden]> wrote

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"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote

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My oregano did nothing last year, but this year it came back
and is getting big.

2nd year for the plant? Or, is it older?

I planted it last year, it was a dud, but it came back this year,
from the roots I think.

Earlier this year someone said oregano was invasive, I figured
Lucky it didn't do well. Then it popped up. I'll have to keep an
eye on it.

nancy

Oregano is in the mint family, it's extremely invasive... I would
suggest that while it's still manageable you dig it all up and put it
in a big clay pot and plant the pot. Some folks set a two foot length
of clay chimney flue into the ground and plant mint family plants in
that, just to be safe.

Sheldon

Nancy Young said:

"JoeSpareBedroom" <[email hidden]> wrote

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"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote

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My oregano did nothing last year, but this year it came back
and is getting big.

2nd year for the plant? Or, is it older?

I planted it last year, it was a dud, but it came back this year,
from the roots I think.

Earlier this year someone said oregano was invasive, I figured
Lucky it didn't do well. Then it popped up. I'll have to keep an
eye on it.

nancy

We bought our house last spring- I've been pulling up oregano all over
the place! Don't know where it was planted to begin with, but it's not
nearly as invasive as mint. At least, all the oregano I pull up can be
dried and used later. I also have parsley popping up in a rock bed
that I'm going to try to move to a different area. My herb garden is
the best thing I ever planted- I use stuff all the time. Next is a cut
flower garden.

"Sheldon" <[email hidden]> wrote

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On Jun 12, 5:32?pm, "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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Earlier this year someone said oregano was invasive, I figured
Lucky it didn't do well. Then it popped up. I'll have to keep an
eye on it.

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Oregano is in the mint family, it's extremely invasive... I would
suggest that while it's still manageable you dig it all up and put it
in a big clay pot and plant the pot.

Very good idea. I actually have a couple of pots kicking
around that would do well. Thanks.

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Some folks set a two foot length
of clay chimney flue into the ground and plant mint family plants in
that, just to be safe.

I have mint right next to it, I pull some up every few weeks
and it has stayed manageable. I really don't want more
oregano than I have now.

nancy

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"JoeSpareBedroom" <[email hidden]> wrote

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"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote

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>My oregano did nothing last year, but this year it came back
>and is getting big.

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2nd year for the plant? Or, is it older?

I planted it last year, it was a dud, but it came back this year,
from the roots I think.

Earlier this year someone said oregano was invasive, I figured
Lucky it didn't do well. Then it popped up. I'll have to keep an
eye on it.

nancy

It spreads, but it's VERY easy to pull out. In my previous house, 10 years
after planting, it was never a real problem.

Same here, been in ground ten or twelve years no problem with getting it
out when it decides to ramble.

George

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>"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote

>>My oregano did nothing last year, but this year it came back
>>and is getting big.

>2nd year for the plant? Or, is it older?

I planted it last year, it was a dud, but it came back this year,
from the roots I think.

Earlier this year someone said oregano was invasive, I figured
Lucky it didn't do well. Then it popped up. I'll have to keep an
eye on it.

nancy

It spreads, but it's VERY easy to pull out. In my previous house, 10
years after planting, it was never a real problem.

Same here, been in ground ten or twelve years no problem with getting it
out when it decides to ramble.

George

I think people who have a problem with it do not know how to sharpen a spade
and use it correctly. Matter of fact, I'm absolutely positive about that.
Same people who need to hire a private detective to help them find their
local library.

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Same people who need to hire a private detective to help them find their
local library.

Library?

I just use Google. :-)
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Peace, Om

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Same people who need to hire a private detective to help them find their
local library.

Library?

I just use Google. :-)

I know.

"JoeSpareBedroom" <[email hidden]> wrote

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I think people who have a problem with it do not know how to sharpen a
spade and use it correctly. Matter of fact, I'm absolutely positive about
that. Same people who need to hire a private detective to help them find
their local library.

I need a reference card to figure out what sets you off. I don't even
know who you think needs to go to the library.

nancy

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"JoeSpareBedroom" <[email hidden]> wrote

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I think people who have a problem with it do not know how to sharpen
a spade and use it correctly. Matter of fact, I'm absolutely positive
about that. Same people who need to hire a private detective to help
them find their local library.

I need a reference card to figure out what sets you off. I don't even
know who you think needs to go to the library.

nancy

I have a library card so it can't be me......

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

It'll be a sunny day in August, when the Moon will shine that night-
Elbonian Folklore

"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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nancy

Hey Nanners! Got the phone call...Sponge Bob is doable. Frowned down on but
doable...

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

It'll be a sunny day in August, when the Moon will shine that night-
Elbonian Folklore

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raymond said:

Give the mint a little more time and it will eat the parsley,
rosemary, oregano, chives, and any surrounding Asian jasmine, Boston
ivy, and kudzu. Seriously, keep the mint in check. I bought a single
sprig of "cholocate mint" and planted it, and it was nice, but it ate
my cherry tomato plants then spread into my bermuda. Cilantro IMO is a
waste of time. The leaves mature, then an hour later the stuff
produces its flowers and dies. You literally get one meal out of it
before the rest wilts and dries out. I quit messing with it and just
buy it at the store. I assume you mean sweet basil. I fill my freezer
with pesto in the summer and we eat it all year round. If you like
Thai curries, or even if you don't, try some Thai basil. It's not the
same as sweet basil and it's a must for curries, and goes nicely in
salads. You can't have enough thyme and oregano. I dry my sage for
Thanksgiving dressing. Store it in a dark place. Store bought sage
can't touch it. Of course, you know the young dandelion greens are
good in salads. They are somewhat bitter, so a little goes a long way.
I hadn't though about growing lavendar, but doesn't it have a soapy
taste?

Raymond

The mint is in the windowbox, so it shouldn't take over too much. I had
some Thai basil last year. I may get some more this year, but haven't
gotten around to it. The lavender in the yard is more decorative than
for eats. The nice thing about lavender and rosemary is that both
require very little effort, at least in Seattle. I don't have to mess
with watering and fertilizing them like I do the rest of the crops.

Cindy

--
C.J. Fuller

Delete the obvious to email me

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nancy

Hey Nanners! Got the phone call...Sponge Bob is doable. Frowned down on
but
doable...

There you go! Heck with the Sponge Bob police!

And Happy Birthday!

nancy